Andrew Flintoff
England
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Flintoff MBE
Nickname	Freddie
Born	6 December 1977 (1977-12-06) (age 29)
	Preston, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Role	All-rounder
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
International information
Test debut (cap 591)	23 July 1998: v South Africa
Last Test	2 January 2007: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 154)	7 April 1999: v Pakistan
Last ODI	19 September 2007:  v India
ODI shirt no.	11
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–present	Lancashire
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	67	127	163	265
Runs scored	3381	3090	8343	6292
Batting average	32.50	31.53	34.90	29.53
100s/50s	5/24	3/16	15/49	6/32
Top score	167	123	167	143
Balls bowled	12562	5026	19182	8692
Wickets	197	146	297	262
Bowling average	32.02	25.10	31.82	23.03
5 wickets in innings	2	1	3	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/58	5/56	5/24	4/11
Catches/stumpings	44/–	41/–	168/–	99/–
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Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is a cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. A tall (6' 4") fast bowler, aggressive batsman and fine fielder, he is seen as one of the best players in the modern game, and one of the few genuine all-rounders in the international game at the present time.^{[citation needed]} His nickname "Freddie" or "Fred" comes from the similarity between his surname and that of Fred Flintstone. Since his debut in 1998, Flintoff has been an integral player, and has both captained and vice-captained the team. He has been plagued with ankle injuries due to his bowling action, and in late 2007 a fourth operation took him out of cricket until summer 2008.^[1] The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... This article is about the sport. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... An all-rounder is a cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. ... Information Nickname(s) Twinkletoes Aliases Frederick F. Flintstone Species Human Gender Male Age Mid 30s Occupation Crane Operator Family Ed Flintstone (father), Edna Flintstone (mother), Rocksy Rubble (granddaughter), Chip Rubble (grandson), Bamm-Bamm Rubble (son-in-law) Spouse(s) Wilma Flintstone Children Pebbles Flintstone Portrayed by Alan Reed, Henry... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Professional career

Early years: Criticism, injury and fitness troubles

Flintoff was captain of the England Under-19 team for their "Test" match tour to Pakistan in 1996/7 and at home against Zimbabwe in 1997. Though he made his Test match debut for England in 1998 against South Africa, his struggle to make the grade at county level continued, he found form only intermittently, though often explosively when he did so. In 2000 he hit 135 not out in the Quarter-finals of the Natwest Trophy against Surrey, which David Gower described as "the most awesome innings we are ever going to see on a cricket field". In the same year England's management made clear they were unhappy with his fitness and weight, Flintoff responded to his critics with 42 not out in a one day game against Zimbabwe on his home ground of Old Trafford, forming an explosive second wicket stand with Graeme Hick; as he collected the Man of the Match award he remarked his performance was "not bad for a fat lad".^[2] Though he lost his England place during 2001, he remodelled his bowling action and he gained a place on the 2001-02 tour to India. Though he hit possibly his worst international batting form during the Test series, frustrating him to the point that he broke down in tears in the dressing room at one stage, he later saw the tour as a turning point in his career, specifically the crucial final one-day match. Entrusted with bowling the final over with India needing 11 to win, he ran out Anil Kumble and bowled Javagal Srinath with successive balls to win the match, taking off his shirt in celebration, through both joy and personal relief. ^[3] The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ... David Ivon Gower (born April 1, 1957) is a retired cricket player and current cricket broadcaster. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Graeme Ashley Hick (born 23 May 1966) is a former England cricketer. ... Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ರಾಧಾಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ)   (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and currently the highest wicket-taker for India in both One-Day International and Test matches. ... Javagal Srinath (Kannada:ಜಾವಗಲ್‌ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್‌)   (born August 31, 1969 in Mysore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer. ...

Improved consistency, step-up to key international player

In 2002 he scored his maiden Test century. By 2003, a newer, fitter Flintoff started to justify the comparisons with Botham. Up to the end of 2002, he had averaged just 19 with the bat and 47 with the ball; from 2003 to the end of the 2005 Ashes series, the corresponding figures were 43 and 28. In the summer of 2003 he scored a century and three fifties in the 5 Test series against South Africa at home, and continued to excel on the tour of the West Indies in March and April 2004, taking five wickets in the Test in Barbados, and scoring a century in Antigua. In early 2004 he was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, having failed to make Wisden's top 40 list in 2002. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wisden is the main publisher of information on cricket in the United Kingdom. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ...

Although injury prevented him from bowling, he was called into the England squad for the 2004 Nat West One-day International Series against New Zealand and the West Indies as a specialist batsman, scoring two consecutive centuries in the series and hitting seven sixes in one innings. One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... Boundary has two distinct meanings in the sport of cricket. ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ...

He matched this haul in the Second Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston in July, hitting a first-class best figure of 167. Over the course of England's record-breaking summer, he hit a half-century in all seven victorious Tests against New Zealand and the West Indies. On returning to the one-day game as an all-rounder in September he fell agonising short of a third one-day century, caught on 99 against India, though he went on to hit a further century in the ICC Champions Trophy pool match against Sri Lanka two weeks later. At the end of the season he was named as the inaugural winner of the ICC Award for one-day player of the year, and the Professional Cricketers' Association player of the year. He also became a father for the first time when his fiancée Rachael Wools gave birth to Holly on 6 September. They now have a second child, Corey, who was born during the series in India in 2006. Freddie briefly returned home from the tour to see his son for the first time and did not miss any matches in the process. Edgbaston Stadium is a cricket venue in Birmingham, England. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... An all-rounder is a cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. ... One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... The ICC Champions Trophy 2004 was held in September in England. ... The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for cricket. ... One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... The Professional Cricketers Association is the representative body of past and present first class cricketers in England and Wales, founded in 1967. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

2005: Ashes winner

Flintoff during practice session

Following the Test series in South Africa in December 2004 and January 2005, Flintoff flew home for surgery on his left ankle, leading to worries he might not regain fitness in time for The Ashes. In fact, following a rehabilitation programme of swimming and hill-walking, he recovered ahead of schedule and was able to return to action for Lancashire in April. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 399 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (681 × 1024 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Flintoff seen during practice session Source: Flickr (User:mugley) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 399 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (681 × 1024 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Flintoff seen during practice session Source: Flickr (User:mugley) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. ...

In the Second Test against Australia at Edgbaston in August 2005, he broke Ian Botham's 1981 record of six sixes in an Ashes Test Match with five in the first innings, and a further four in the second innings, 141 runs in total. In the same game he took a total of 7 wickets (across both innings), including the wickets of Langer and Ponting in his first over in Australia's run-chase. He managed all this despite a shoulder injury early in the second innings. England won the game by the narrowest of margins - just 2 runs, and saved their hopes of regaining the Ashes. Flintoff was named 'Man of the Match' and captain Michael Vaughan subsequently dubbed the match "Fred's Test" in honour of his achievement. Edgbaston Stadium is a cricket venue in Birmingham, England. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE, (born 24 November 1955) is a retired England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Alias, see Michael Vaughn. ...

Flintoff scored a century during England's crucial win at Trent Bridge. He took 5 wickets on the fourth day of the final test match, enabling England to go off for bad light and helping them to eventually secure a draw and regain the Ashes.

For his achievements throughout the 2005 Ashes series, he was named as "Man of the Series" by Australian coach, John Buchanan. His achievement also won him the inaugural Compton-Miller Medal. He was also awarded the Freedom of the City of Preston. ... The Honourable Senator John MacLennan Buchanan, PC , QC , B.Sc , LL.B , D.Eng , DCL , LL.D , D.P.Sc. ... The 2005 Ashes Series in England saw the inauguration of the Compton-Miller medal for the Ashes Man of the Series award. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

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In December 2005, Flintoff was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2005, the first cricketer since Botham in 1981. In the New Year's Honours List for 2006, Flintoff was appointed an MBE for his role in the successful Ashes side. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually British, every year. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

In January 2006, Flintoff was presented with Freedom of the City award for Preston, Lancashire. The award was presented to Flintoff by the Mayor of Preston. Other recipients of the award include Sir Tom Finney and Nick Park. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side. ... Nicholas Wulstan Park, CBE (b. ...

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England captaincy

Flintoff bowls in the nets at Adelaide Oval

In February 2006, following England captain Michael Vaughan and vice-captain Marcus Trescothick becoming unavailable for the first Test match against India, Flintoff was named captain of the England team and subsequently announced that he would be staying in India for the entire Test series, although he and his wife were expecting their second child. His wife gave birth to a son, Corey, shortly before the second Test on 9 March. ^[4] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (335x1521, 64 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fast bowling Swing bowling Andrew Flintoff User:Blnguyen/Gallery Category: ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (335x1521, 64 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fast bowling Swing bowling Andrew Flintoff User:Blnguyen/Gallery Category: ... The Adelaide Oval is a sports stadium in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Alias, see Michael Vaughn. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the field, Flintoff was seen as a great success during the drawn series with India, with a 212-run victory in Mumbai. His contributions with both bat and ball ensured that he was named as the player of the series, with many commentators seeing Flintoff as someone who not only worked better under the responsibility but was also viewed as a great influence of an inexperienced side, which included many debutants, such as Alastair Cook, Owais Shah and Monty Panesar. Flintoff amassed four fifties in the series, and took 11 wickets, on unfriendly surfaces for seamers. Flintoff continued to captain England during the seven ODIs in India, although he was rested for two matches. , Bombay redirects here. ... Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster. ... Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One-Day Internationals and two Test matches. ... Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (born 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), popularly known as Monty Panesar, is an English cricketer. ...

However, following a recurrence of his long-term ankle problem in May 2006, he missed both the ODI series against Sri Lanka, and the first Test against Pakistan. It was later announced in July that Flintoff's rehabiltation had not been sufficient to quell the injury, and that further surgery would be required. He was thus ruled out for the entire series against Pakistan. Despite injury concerns, Flintoff was later named for the ICC Champions Trophy, where he played as a specialist batsman, not as an all-rounder. ICC Champions Trophy 2006 The ICC Champions Trophy is crickets one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. ...

2006-07 Ashes series

Flintoff bowling against Australia in The Ashes series

After his previous stint as captain in the Test series against India, Flintoff returned as captain of the England team for the eagerly anticipated 2006-07 Ashes series in Australia. The series turned out to be a humiliating one for Flintoff, leading his side to five straight losses and thus losing the Ashes after having held them for the shortest time in history. In addition, he presided over England's worst ever defeat in an Ashes series, equalling the 1921 whitewash at the hands of the Warwick Armstrong-led Australian team in the wake of WWI. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (418x764, 88 KB) crop of [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (418x764, 88 KB) crop of [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Teams Australia England Captains Ricky Ponting Andrew Flintoff Most Runs Ricky Ponting (576) Michael Hussey (458) Matthew Hayden (413) Kevin Pietersen (490) Paul Collingwood (433) Ian Bell (331) Most Wickets Stuart Clark (26) Shane Warne (23) Glenn McGrath (21) Matthew Hoggard (13) Andrew Flintoff (11) Monty Panesar (10) The 2006...

Flintoff's own play in the 2006-07 series, both bowling and at the crease, has been generally deemed disappointing. He made only two scores over 50 in the series, his best bowling figures were 4/99 in the first innings of the First Test in Brisbane, and he failed to get 5 wickets in a match. Flintoff played only one first-class game in the lead up to the series. He was initially undone by Australia's excellent seam bowling but his batting improved throughout the series as he got more match practice. A persistent ankle injury prevented Flintoff from bowling long spells at full pace and Australia's batsmen took advantage of this. According to Nasser Hussain during the tour he also had three or four warnings for inappropriate behaviour and binge drinking,^[5][6] including arriving hungover for a training session^[7].

Flintoff also captained England for several of the subsequent 2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series One-day International matches. Michael Vaughan's return from knee surgery was cut short by a hamstring injury and he was only able to play two matches, leaving Flintoff in charge for the remaining games. England qualified in the last game of eight group matches for the best-of-three finals against Australia, but reversed their poor form on tour with a 2-0 series win in the finals. Teams Australia England New Zealand Captains Ricky Ponting Michael Vaughan Stephen Fleming The Commonwealth Bank Series is the name of the One-day International cricket tournament in Australia for the 2006-07 season. ... One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ...

Flintoff contributed significantly with the ball in both matches, taking three wickets in the first match and allowing only 10 runs off 5 overs in the second as Australia chased a reduced total in a rain-hit match.

2007 Cricket World Cup

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In the opening match of the tournament against New Zealand Flintoff was out first ball in England's innings and failed to take a wicket, although his bowling was very economical conceding only 17 runs in 8 overs, and he took a stunning one-handed catch at slip to dismiss Ross Taylor for a duck. On the evening of England's defeat Flintoff - along with some other players and coaches from the England squad - indulged in some late night drinking in a night club, only two days before their vital match against Canada . In the early hours of the morning he was reported ^[8] as having to be rescued after falling off a pedalo - this quickly became known in the media as the "Fredalo" incident (a portmanteau of "Freddie" and "pedalo"). Flintoff and the others involved were reprimanded and fined and with Flintoff being stripped of the vice-captaincy^[9] and, in addition, he was suspended for the match against Canada. It was revealed by England coach Duncan Fletcher that Flintoff had had a number of previous warnings about his behaviour.^[10] Flintoff has since issued a public apology. Ross Luteru Taylor (born 8 March 1984 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a cricketer. ... A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... A Punt Pedalo Look up Pedalo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Duncan Fletcher (left) talking to Michael Atherton after Englands defeat at the MCG in 2006. ...

Flintoff returned to the England team for the last group match against Kenya, taking two wickets. In the Super 8 matches, Flintoff often excelled with the ball but failed to recover his batting form. Against Ireland he took 4-43 and scored 43 runs; against Sri Lanka he took 3-35 but was out for 2 and against Australia he took 1-35 but was out for 4. In the next match against Bangladesh Flintoff took 1-38 in 8 overs and scored 23 runs off 21 balls. Ultimately, he failed to influence an ailing English side and had a poor tournament. Michael Vaughan later commented that Flintoff's pedalo antics had adversely affected team morale.^[11] Alias, see Michael Vaughn. ...

2007 International season

Flintoff returned for a couple of games with Lancashire, in preparation for the West Indies tour of England but he reinjured his ankle and was ruled out for the first Test which started on 17th May 2007. Having undergone another operation on the troublesome ankle, he missed the whole Test and one-day series against the West Indies, and was also ruled out for the subsequent Test series with India.^[12] Following several games for Lancashire, Flintoff returned for England in the first of seven ODIs against India on 21st August 2007. He bowled 7 overs and ended with figures of 1 for 12 in England's 104 run victory. He hit an eventful nine runs during the second ODI, however while fielding he injured his knee and sat out England's 42-run victory in the third ODI.^[13] He returned for the 4th ODI on August 30.^[14] Flintoff missed England's two narrow defeats to India in the 5th and 6th ODI before taking 3-45 in the 7th ODI, helping England win the series 4-3 in a 7 wicket victory. His ankle injury recurred during the end of the 2007 season, he did not accompany the England squad to Sri Lanka, and a fourth operation made it highly unlikely that he would play again before the summer of 2008, missing both the Sri Lankan test series and the 2008 tour of New Zealand.^[15] Flintoff, however, remained "upbeat" about his career.^[16] The West Indian cricket team are touring England from 12 May to 7 July 2007 as part of the 2007 English cricket season. ... (Redirected from 17th May) May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Individual records and achievements

• Flintoff is the third highest English wicket-taker in one-day international cricket with 135 wickets, and the 12th highest in Test cricket, with 197 wickets. These figures include wickets taken for the ICC World XI.
• He is also the 9th highest English run-scorer in one-day internationals, with a total of 2975.
• Flintoff hit Surrey's Alex Tudor for 34 runs (6-4-4-4-4-6-6-0) in an over at Old Trafford in 1998. The over included two no-balls that, under ECB regulations, counted for two penalty runs apiece, making a grand total of 38.
• The highest score of his career at any level is 232 not out for St Anne's (Under 15) Cricket Club against Fulwood and Broughton, he recalls that "it was a 20 -overs-a-side game, played on an artificial wicket, and I remember getting dropped when I'd scored just six. My opening partner David Fielding scored 60 not out and we got 319 for 0 in 20 overs. You don't forget days like that, whatever the standard you're playing in".
• Flintoff was Lancashire's winner of the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1997.
• Flintoff holds the record for the most sixes scored for England, beating Ian Botham's record of 67 with a six off India's Piyush Chawla in Mohali on 11 March 2006.
• Flintoff is only the sixth player to have batted on all five days of a Test match, achieving this feat at Mohali, in the same match in which he broke the sixes record.^[17]

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In popular culture

• He appears on the cover of EA Sports' video games Cricket 05 and Cricket 07 .

• Flintoff was joint winner of the Beard Liberation Front's Beard of the Year award in 2004 with NATFHE union leader Paul Mackney and then won again in 2005.

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Autobiographies

He has written several books, Being Freddie, Freddie and Andrew Flintoff, My Life in Pictures.

Flintoff is a casual supporter of Manchester City, Preston North End and Liverpool Football Clubs, although he states in his autobiography that he prefers the two Rugby codes. Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Preston North End Football Club are a professional English football team. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...

Family

He married Rachael Wools on 5 March 2005 and they have two children, a daughter, Holly (born September 2004) and a son, Corey (born March 2006). Rachael is expecting their child, dued April 2008. He has the names Rachael, Holly and Corey tattooed on his left shoulder.

Andrew's father, Colin and his brother, Chris, both played cricket, with Colin still playing for Whittingham Cricket Club near Preston.

During his innings of 167 against the West Indies at Edgbaston in July 2004, one six off Jermaine Lawson was hit high into the Ryder Stand and was almost caught by his dad, who fumbled the ball and dropped it. Colin Flintoff remarked "If I'd taken it he'd have been the first Test batsman to be caught out by his dad!".^[18] Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Edgbaston Stadium is a cricket venue in Birmingham, England. ... Jermaine Jay Charles Lawson (born January 13, 1982, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer. ...

Test Centuries

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One Day International Centuries

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External links

• Player Profile: Andrew Flintoff from Cricinfo
• Andrew Flintoff's Official Site
• Andrew Flintoff's Myspace Site

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References

1. ^ Seven-month lay-off for Flintoff BBC News retrieved October 13, 2007
2. ^ England make light work in wintry weather CricInfo retrieved August 27, 2007
3. ^ England square series in Mumbai thriller Cricinfo.com. 3 February 2002. Accessed 15 March 2006.
4. ^ "Baby delight for captain Flintoff." BBC Sport. 9 March 2006. Accessed 15 March 2006.
5. ^ Flintoff - I have no excuses World Cup Cricket 365, retrieved August 27, 2007
6. ^ Quote ... unquote - 2007 CricInfo, retrieved August 27, 2007
7. ^ End of binges, vows Fred AedlaideNow News, retrieved August 27, 2007
8. ^ Flintoff's Shipfaced The News of the World retrieved August 27, 2007
9. ^ England v Canada report BBC News retrieved August 27, 2007
10. ^ Fletcher sacks Flintoff over drinking spree Daily Telegraph retrieved August 27, 2007
11. ^ Flintoff antics "dented Cup bid" BBC News retrieved August 27, 2007
12. ^ Flintoff targeting one-day series BBC News retrieved August 25, 2007
13. ^ Lewis called up to cover Flintoff BBC News retrieved August 25, 2007
14. ^ Flintoff poised for swift return BBC News retrieved August 27, 2007
15. ^ Seven-month lay-off for Flintoff BBC News retrieved October 13, 2007
16. ^ Flintoff upbeat on England return BBC News retrieved October 16, 2007
17. ^ "Stump the Bearded Wonder No 118." BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Accessed 18 March 2006
18. ^ "Flintoff dropped by his dad." BBC Sport. 30 July 2004. Accessed 13 March 2006

Andrew Flintoff at the Cricket World Cup
v • d • e England squad - 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Stewart (c/wk) • 2 Austin • 3 Croft • 4 Ealham • 5 Fairbrother • 6 Flintoff • 7 Fraser • 8 Gough • 9 Hick • 10 Hollioake • 11 Hussain • 12 Knight • 13 Mullally • 14 Thorpe • 15 Wells • Coach: Lloyd
v • d • e England squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup 1 Knight • 2 Caddick • 3 Hussain • 4 Stewart • 5 Collingwood • 6 White • 11 Flintoff • 15 Irani • 22 Hoggard • 23 Trescothick • 28 Harmison • 29 Giles • 37 Blackwell • 40 Anderson • 99 Vaughan • Coach: Fletcher
v • d • e England squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup 5 Collingwood • 7 Bell • 9 Anderson • 11 Flintoff • 14 Strauss • 17 Plunkett • 18 Lewis • 19 Mahmood • 24 Pietersen • 34 Dalrymple • 36 Joyce • 39 Broad • 42 Bopara • 46 Panesar • 47 Nixon • 99 Vaughan • Coach: Fletcher Stuart Broad was called up to replace Jon Lewis, who had to return home due to family problems